CONCEPTUALIZING POWER AND EMPOWERMENT IN ANGLOPHONE CAMEROON DRAMA:
CONCEPTUALIZING POWER AND EMPOWERMENT IN ANGLOPHONE CAMEROON DRAMA:
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2012-07
Authors
NYUYKIGHAN, MBU DORA
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ABSTRACT
The study aims at conceptualizing power and empowerment in Anglophone
Cameroonian drama based on the analysis of selected plays of Bole Butake
which include: Lake God, The Survivors and And Palm-wine Will Flow. The
study examines the role of drama and the dramatist in highlighting the
predicament of the marginalised Anglophones in Cameroon as a result of
power abuse and it also portrays culture as a means of resistance to the forces
of oppression and domination. The study also borders on the historical, cultural
and political issues of the Cameroon nation and Anglophones in particular
owing to the fact that Butake is a committed writer whose driving force has
been to see Africa (in general) and Cameroon (in particular) liberated, not only
from the grip of colonialism but also from the neo-colonial situation Africa and
Cameroon found themselves in after attaining political independence. This
study uses post colonial theory to analyse the selected plays of Butake under
study. The data collected for this research is mainly library base. This study is
broken down into five chapters. Chapter one entails a general introduction and
background of the study, Statement of the Problem, Aim and Objectives,
Justification, Scope and Delimitation, Methodology, Theoretical framework
and Literature Review. Chapter two examines Culture Conflict in Lake God,
while chapter three examines the “Gun” as a symbol of power in The
Survivors. Chapter four illustrates the nature of power politics in And Palmwine
Will Flow and chapter five is the conclusion which entails summary of
findings and suggestions for further research.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND LITERARY STUDIES,
FACULTY OF ARTS, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.
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CONCEPTUALIZING,, POWER,, EMPOWERMENT,,, ANGLOPHONE,, CAMEROON DRA,MA:, STUDY,, SELECTED,, PLAYS,, BOLE,, BUTAKE.